“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” ― Robertson Davies, Tempest-Tost ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A good friend of mine said to me recently that to be able to step into another person's shoes and understand for a brief moment what he/she is going through is one of the most precious things about friendship. This reminded me of the quote from To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, where the character, Atticus Finch, articulated emphatically, "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb inside his skin and walk around in it." My friend and I were in the same Literature class where this quote was used to explore the notion of perspective-taking and empathy, alongside the major themes of discrimination and racial segregation. Many a time, we are limited by the worldview that is shaped by our own subje...